Rollo
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Rollo was a Viking leader who became the first ruler of Normandy, laying the foundations for the Norman people and their later influence in European history.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rollo of Normandy | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Viking leader
ⓘ
founder of dynasty ⓘ human ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hrólfr
ⓘ
surface form:
Hrolf
Hrólfr ⓘ Hrólfr ⓘ
surface form:
Hrólfr Ragnvaldsson
Rollo ⓘ
surface form:
Rollo of Normandy
Rolf ⓘ
surface form:
Rollo the Walker
|
| ancestorOf | William the Conqueror ⓘ |
| approximateBirthDate | c. 860 ⓘ |
| approximateDeathDate | c. 930 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Scandinavia ⓘ |
| child |
Gerloc
ⓘ
William Longsword ⓘ |
| convertedFrom | Norse paganism ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Normandy ⓘ |
| culture |
Norman
ⓘ
Viking ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Norse ⓘ |
| founded |
House of Normandy
ⓘ
House of Normandy ⓘ
surface form:
Norman dynasty
|
| historicalRegion |
Kingdom of the Franks
ⓘ
surface form:
West Francia
|
| influenced |
Norman expansion into England
ⓘ
development of Norman identity ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Old French
ⓘ
Norse ⓘ
surface form:
Old Norse
|
| name | Rollo self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Viking raids in West Francia
ⓘ
being the first ruler of Normandy ⓘ founding the Norman principality in northern France ⓘ laying the foundations of the Norman people ⓘ |
| occupation |
duke
ⓘ
military leader ⓘ warrior ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Count of Rouen
ⓘ
ruler of Normandy ⓘ |
| receivedTerritory |
lands around Rouen
ⓘ
part of Neustria ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Normandy
ⓘ
Rouen ⓘ |
| relative | William the Conqueror ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| signedWith | Charles the Simple ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte ⓘ |
| spouse | Poppa of Bayeux ⓘ |
| successor | William Longsword ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
10th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rollo of Normandy